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About Jagadal Village

Jagadal is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 282 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagadal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagadal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 122.75 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 282
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagadal compares

By the 2011 count Jagadal is the 166th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 122.75 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Jagadal

Jagadal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagadal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jagadal from other places

Jagadal lies about 72 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, about 9.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jagadal
Nearest railway station Gazole 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 18 km
Nearest town Malda 32 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 72 km

Villages closest to Jagadal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itahar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jagadal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagadal village had a population of 560. That makes it the 166th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Jagadal village has 282 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagadal has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Jagadal is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagadal covers 122.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagadal falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jagadal is Gazole, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jagadal.

Jagadal is about 72 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagadal is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gazole is about 9.5 km away. Itahar is about 18 km away. Malda is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Maheshpur (under 2 km), Sarishatuli (under 2 km) and Golhat (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jagadal today is likely to be higher.

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